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Hi friends,
I am meeting my childhood female friend after many years in Qatar. She is also an expat like me. Will I be arrested or land in trouble if I greet her with a hug?


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TheDarkKnightRises's picture

TheDarkKnightRises said Hug her, its ok at the ...

Hug her, its ok at the airport

 

junaid_qatar's picture

junaid_qatar said Thanks. But in other ...

Thanks. But in other situations? Meeting and saying goodbye in public.

 

TheDarkKnightRises's picture

TheDarkKnightRises said I prefer to avoid in other ...

I prefer to avoid in other public settings, you can never be sure of these things.

 

joyqatar60's picture

joyqatar60 said yes better to avoid hugging ...

yes better to avoid hugging in public...even holding hands...

 

flexicode's picture

flexicode said Physical show of ...

Physical show of love/affection towards each other by adult opposite sexes in public is something that should to be avoided in Qatar for obvious reasons.
If the reason was not obvious, you wouldn't have asked this question.

 

PearlQ's picture

PearlQ said Why people have such perception towards Qatar..... ...

I do not think anybody gives a damn about what you do when you are sure that u r not doing anything wrong.

As far as hugging in public at the airport... nobody will care. But do restrict yourself to hugging only. Check wikipedia about definition of 'HUG". Different country has many different ways of hugging which may be little akward here. Just be decent and life will be good.

 

Runner1409's picture

Runner1409 said c'mon... this is a hug we are ...

c'mon... this is a hug we are talking about... not sex... is this country that far gone?

A hug and a friendly kiss is not going to be a problem... i'm sure of it.

 

Segmund's picture

Segmund said Yeah ...

Yes go ahead but make sure you draw the line there.

 

stealth's picture

stealth said would your wife agree to it? ...

would your wife agree to it?

 

strawberry_shisha's picture

strawberry_shisha said i think in the airport it's ...

i think in the airport it's ok..

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britexpat's picture

britexpat said Why do people ask such ...

Why do people ask such questions :o(

 

yv2r's picture

yv2r said at Britexpat ...

to make sure that his wife is being conveyed his intensions

 

dohaprice's picture

dohaprice said if only everything is clear ...

in this part of the world, fewer inquiries like this will come. Only individuals of the same gender kissing & hugging in public are normally seen and accepted. otherwise, you will raise most people eyebrows.

 

britexpat's picture

britexpat said I have hugged my wife when ...

I have hugged my wife when she arrived at the airport . Didn't have a problem. My wife and I hold hands whilst walking at the corniche - never had a problem.

Only trolls ask such questions.

 

ingeniero's picture

ingeniero said Well i think around the Doha ...

Well i think around the Doha its fine! As long as they don't start kissing in public


 

C5H5's picture

C5H5 said ...is there anyone jailed because of that? or penalized? ...

..i don't think it's a huge moral issue. A friendly hug looks different than something lustfully done...hehehe, you have to do the first one.

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FlyingAce's picture

FlyingAce said Hugging Is fine be it in Mall ...

Hugging Is fine be it in Mall or Airport or Car.... Just not start Kissing openly... ;)

 

Kashoo's picture

Kashoo said hahaahahahahahhahahaha .. ...

hahaahahahahahhahahaha .. Funny Question Asked :D

GROW UP QLERS :D

 

Rizks's picture

Rizks said I remember when i hugged ...

I remember when i hugged britey when he was back from London after watching olympics where he was selling popcorns and all the security at airport were starring at us...:(

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Pappu_Pager's picture

Pappu_Pager said yes really funny question ...

yes really funny question hahahahahaha

 

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dawood khan said brite problem here is she is ...

brite problem here is she is not his wife but his girlfriend who he has missed her in a carnival now meeting after a long gap so he is confused how to hug her as a kid or an adult...............lols

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britexpat's picture

britexpat said Rizks.. ...

I was glad you picked me up from the airport, but the reason people stared was because you were wearing your bicycle clips on your lungi and you hugged me from behind :o(

 

Colt45's picture

Colt45 said Britey ...

besides feeling a lotta emotions at that point in time, I bet you felt something else too :-(

 

Pappu_Pager's picture

Pappu_Pager said brite trolls and attention ...

brite trolls and attention seeker...:P

 

Colt45's picture

Colt45 said Umm ...

Hugging a person of the opposite sex is not an issue at all if done as a greeting, even in a public place. I see a lot of people hugging each other (even opp sex) as a way of greeting and as long as it's done decently, you won't have a problem.

 

snessy's picture

snessy said I don't understand this ...

I don't understand this question at all. I would always greet friends (male or female) with a kiss on the cheek and a hug. It's not a big deal unless you make it one.

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Rizks's picture

Rizks said snessy can we meet today for ...

snessy can we meet today for a nice hot cuppa Karak chai ? :)

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tinkerbell10's picture

tinkerbell10 said What a silly question! I dont ...

What a silly question! I dont understand the need of some people to draw attention to themselves in this way!

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MarcoNandoz-01's picture

MarcoNandoz-01 said If hug her you will get ...

If hug her you will get arrested and your head will be detached from the rest of your body.

No, Not Everyone Has A Moral Right To Feel Offended By Just Any Satire or Criticism...

WATCH " The dancing boys" This short documentary will blow your mind http://www.youtube.c...

 

snessy's picture

snessy said O course Rizks, but only if ...

O course Rizks, but only if you promise to wear your lungi, you know how that drives me wild ;-)

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tinkerbell10's picture

tinkerbell10 said Yo Sness!!...Nice to see ya ...

Yo Sness!!...Nice to see ya here...:))) xoxo

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Colt45's picture

Colt45 said Snessy ...

you never greeted me that way... is it because I'm a smelly Indian :-(

 

snessy's picture

snessy said Thanks TB, it's only a flying ...

Thanks TB, it's only a flying visit though :-)

I save my special greetings for you Colt :-P

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Colt45's picture

Colt45 said :-) ...

Say, when are we meeting to try out those special greetings :-D

 

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Princess Arora said /-a-t-/Rizks: ROFL! ...

/-a-t-/Rizks: ROFL!

 

stealth's picture

stealth said troll? ...

troll?

 

damselindistress's picture

damselindistress said It's no biggie, go on and ...

It's no biggie, go on and welcome your friend with a hug :D

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FlyingAce's picture

FlyingAce said & even a Lip Lock won't do ...

& even a Lip Lock won't do any harm.... ;)

 

Eagley's picture

Eagley said But let us know when the ...

But let us know when the greeting, lip lock etc is happening so we can go take a photo and send it in to the markaz shurtah.

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